An ATC and a Halloween share

Hello Ladies! Wow did it get chilly here.  I took Bijou out and did not realize it was chilly so I was anxious to get back inside.  Later in the day I put my jacket on before I went out.  Next week it is supposed to be in the 70’s so that will be great weather. I have 2 shares for you today.  The first is my card.  I used Mary Jo’s Monday Lunchtime Sketch…

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Sketch Frenzy Friday – Spice Cake Leaves

Good Morning Stampers! It’s Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you have some plans for the weekend?  I am going to spend the weekend in my craft room.  I have mini scrapbook I want to do.  I hope to have it finished to post on Sunday. On to my card for today.  Our sketch was created by Tammy Fite. I thought about this sketch for quite a while.  I did not want to do the usual flower in the…

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Wisteria Party Fabulous Florets

Hello Stampers! Wow I can’t believe it is Thursday already!  Where has the week gone?  I am so looking forward to the weekend! My card today began with the color challenge at Picture Perfect Creations    I combined it with the sketch challenge at Stamping 411.  I ran across a card in an old card magazine that was the inspiration for the panel on the front.  I am not sure you can tell but I…

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Playing with a new technique!

Good Morning Stampers! Well I went back to my childhood yesterday.  I played with bubbles! A few weeks ago I saw a great video on France’s blog Stamp and Scrap with Frenchie.  She used reinker and bubbles to create a background.  I thought it would be fun to do this technique in my technique class this month.  Yesterday I played with the technique to design my card. I used the color challenge at Cards and…

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Hand Stamped Sentiments – Fall

Hello Ladies! Are you ready for a great card?  I had so much fun making this (it took all day as I kept trying something different as I didn’t like how it turned out).  Our challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments is to create a card with a fall theme.  My swap group this month also had a fall theme with a twist.  We had to do some embossing.  I had planned on using…

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Late Night Stampers – In colors

Good Morning Stampers! Did everyone have a great weekend?  I don’t know where mine went as it seems to have flown by.  This week should be a little bit more relaxed for me so I am hoping to get a few things completed. We have a great challenge at Late Night Stampers this week.  You are to create a card using any 2 of the new in colors.  With all 5 being fabulous it was…

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